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Candida Species Identification Test

Illinois rates for HCPCS 0068U

Identifies which yeast is causing a Candida infection. It detects the genetic material of six species — Candida albicans, glabrata, parapsilosis, krusei, tropicalis and auris — and reports each one individually.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Candida Species Identification Test cost?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $209 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$117$85.11 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$170 to $347

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $151 to $589Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $65 to $209
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $209professional $117

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$208.93
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$302.00
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$154.88

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 11.0 times more in Texas than in Georgia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Illinois· 28th of 51

$123

TX $708GA $64.57

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.